EXHIBIT 23



Consent of Independent Auditors


The Board of Directors
Airgas, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Nos. 33-39433, 33-48388, 33-57893, 33-61301, 33-
61899, 33-63201, 33-64633, 333-08113, 333-37863, 333-46739,
333-60995, 333-61989 and 333-46266) on Form S-3 and (Nos. 33-
21780, 33-25419, 33-33954, 33-64056, 33-64058, 33-64112, 333-
28261, 333-42023 and 333-60999) on Form S-8 of Airgas, Inc.
of our report dated May 8, 2001, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Airgas, Inc. and subsidiaries
as of March 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related consolidated
statements of earnings, stockholders' equity, and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended March
31, 2001, and the related schedule, which report is included
in the March 31, 2001, Annual Report on Form 10-K of Airgas,
Inc.


/s/ KPMG LLP


Philadelphia, PA
June 12, 2001